diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 92e8306b7..416b4ac02 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - :doc:`Remote control <remote-control>`: Expose :code:`session_name` in the output of ``kitten @ ls`` for each window (:iss:`9732`)
 
+- Drag and drop: Ignore query and fragment parts of ``file://`` URLs when parsing dropped file paths
+
 - Fix thickness of diagonal lines in box drawing characters not the same as horizontal/vertical lines (:iss:`9719`)
 
 - Graphics protocol: Fix crash when handling invalid PNG image with direct transmission
diff --git a/kitty/dnd.c b/kitty/dnd.c
index 3989f36f2..2b2d5fbd2 100644
--- a/kitty/dnd.c
+++ b/kitty/dnd.c
@@ -488,6 +488,9 @@ get_nth_file_url(const char *uri_list, size_t uri_list_sz, int n, char **path_ou
 
     RAII_ALLOC(char, path, strdup(slash));
     if (!path) { *error_out = "ENOMEM"; return false; }
+    /* Strip any query (?...) or fragment (#...) from the path */
+    char *query_or_fragment_start = path + strcspn(path, "?#");
+    *query_or_fragment_start = 0;
     url_decode_inplace(path);
     if (path[0] != '/') { *error_out = "EINVAL"; return false; }